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Re: Re: A question about fireballs - overheating on > there are those who douse the entire stove with WG, throw a match on it and run away And there are those who open the valve slightly and stick the stove in the campfire until it is roaring... |
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Re: Measured it > 5-8 F warmer temperatures inside the tent than outside Easily. Sometimes as much as 5 C (9 F). Of course, the wind factor can be huge as well. Cheers |
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Re: Re: Re: Sources of 1/8" foam > What's the difference between their EVA30 and the EVA75? A LOT! The number is the density of the stuff in kg/cu-m. So EVA30 is 30 kg for 1 cubic metre, while EVA75 is 75 kg. Yep, big dif... |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: stakes suitable for very, very hard compacted dirt surface. > use needle stakes and bury the stakes under rock piles for the "impossible" sites. > More time, but less weight. Works just fine. Cheers |
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Re: Mesh/Net Find a large fabric store and ask for synthetic mosquito netting. There's usually a wide range available. I have used tulle for my tents. Yes, it is weaker, but it was only 9 gsm. How rough ... |
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Re: Sources of 1/8" foam? You can get 1/4" foam at any Clark Rubber shop, in the form of very cheap camping mats. They may or may not have thinner foam. I imagine you could get such mats at places like K-mart, Target... |
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Re: There is an excellent canister stove comparison on here... Well, searching on Stove and Caffin will get you more than a few hits! 6 part series on CO emissions starting here: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/stoves_tents_carbon_... |
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Re: Exped Synmat UL 7 felt "cool" under hips at 5-8 deg C UL 7 plus 1/8" foam mat (GG?) down to -7 C. We were warm. The secret is to NOT camp on a hard smooth surface. If you camp on a lumpy surface (oh the horror!) you can always find somewhere b... |
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Re: stakes suitable for very, very hard compacted dirt surface. Ti wires with a hook which goes over the wire, plus a rock (for pounding). Cheers |
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Total scam Oh, there is no doubt at all that 'coconut water' is a total scam. The way the labeling has been done shows that. The lawyers must have had a field day creating that. Mind you, one has to w... |
All Reader Reviews by Roger Caffin
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Skinny Skis, Jacksons Hole XC Skis My wife and I had to re-equip with new XC skis, NNN-BC bindings and boots this year. We found several companies which could supply the models we were looking for and ship overseas (to Australia), and ... |
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Darn Tough Vermont Socks Customer Service I got a pair of the DTV boot socks in a BGT Test. I gave them hell for four months. It didn't seem to have had any effect on them. Roland B is a very helpful guy too. |
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Coleman Exponent Xtreme Stove I have been using the Xtreme in the snow for many years. I have never ever had any problems with it. It lights and runs completely reliably. It will run down to -26 C (-15 F) because the gas mix in t... |
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Snow Peak Gigapower Ti I've used mine for ... many years now. I was initially irritated by the valve off position, but then I wondered: It is otherwise superbly made: what if the valve position is deliberate? Why would th... |
